Quick! Can you find this moth"s head? If the markings on the wings distracted you for a second, score an evolutionary victory for this saturniid moth resting in Mole National Park in Ghana. It"s thought that moths, butterflies, and other creatures use this crafty form of mimicry, called eyespots, to either intimidate predators or draw them to attack less vulnerable parts of the body.
All eyes on moths
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Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
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Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
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A theatrical dream
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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Fibonacci Day
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Landscape Architecture Month
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Muniellos Nature Reserve
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Over the boardwalk
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Hemingway’s Keys
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Nature Photography Day
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Telašćica Nature Park, Dugi Otok, Croatia
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One for the books
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Red Planet Day
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World Reef Awareness Day
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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National Trails Day
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